Popular (BPOP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) is a diversified financial services company headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and serving clients throughout Puerto Rico, the U.S. mainland, and select Caribbean markets. As the parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Bank in the United States, it provides a broad spectrum of banking and financial products to individuals, small businesses, and multinational corporations.

The company’s core offerings include retail and commercial banking services such as checking and savings accounts, loans and lines of credit, mortgage origination and servicing, as well as wealth management and trust services. Popular, Inc. also offers specialized solutions in insurance, leasing and factoring, and electronic payment systems. Its digital banking platform allows customers to access online and mobile services, facilitating account management, funds transfers, and bill payments from anywhere.

Founded in 1893, Popular, Inc. has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion. Over its history, the company has acquired several regional banks—including California First National Bank and TotalBank—to strengthen its presence in key U.S. markets like Florida and California. Popular has continuously invested in technology and customer service initiatives, aiming to combine the local expertise of its branches with the efficiency of modern banking tools.

Popular, Inc. is led by a seasoned executive team headed by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ignacio Álvarez, whose leadership has focused on innovation, risk management, and community involvement. The company maintains a strong commitment to corporate responsibility, supporting economic development, financial education, and philanthropic initiatives across its core markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $112.65 to $113.88
• 50-Day Range: $99.03 to $114.44
• 52-Week Range: $78.23 to $115.96
• Volume: 362,220 shs
• Average Volume: 538,448 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.70
• Dividend Yield: 2.47%
• Price Target: $123.29
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Popular Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Popular scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Popular has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Popular has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Popular are expected to grow by 16.60% in the coming year, from $10.06 to $11.73 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Popular is 11.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Popular is 11.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 18.42.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Popular has a PEG Ratio of 0.68. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Popular has a P/B Ratio of 1.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.23% of the float of Popular has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Popular has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Popular has recently decreased by 11.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Popular pays a meaningful dividend of 2.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Popular has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Popular is 28.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Popular will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.87% next year. This indicates that Popular will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.73

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.23% of the float of Popular has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Popular has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Popular has recently decreased by 11.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Popular has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Popular this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for BPOP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Popular insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $781,195.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.09% of the stock of Popular is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.27% of the stock of Popular is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BPOP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BPOP shares performed this year?

Popular's stock was trading at $94.06 at the start of the year. Since then, BPOP stock has increased by 20.6% and is now trading at $113.41.

How were Popular's earnings last quarter?

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The bank reported $2.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.26 by $0.30. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Popular's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Popular include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.19%), Perpetual Ltd (0.13%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.10%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Carlos J Vazquez, Eli Sepulveda, Gilberto Monzon, Maria Luisa Ferre, Eduardo J Negron, Camille Burckhart, Manuel Chinea, Luis E Cestero, Beatriz Castellvi, Jorge J Garcia, Adorno Denissa Rodriguez and Alejandro M Sanchez.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Popular?

Shares of BPOP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Popular own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Popular investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/23/2025
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 5/29/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 5/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2025
• Today: 7/12/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - SOUTHEAST
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BPOP
• CIK: 763901
• Web: www.popular.com
• Phone: (787) 765-9800
• Fax: 787-751-2137
• Employees: 9,406
• Year Founded: 1893

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Popular: $123.29
• High Price Target: $140.00
• Low Price Target: $104.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.27
• P/E Growth: 0.68
• Net Income: $614.21 million
• Net Margins: 15.82%
• Pretax Margin: 19.81%
• Return on Equity: 12.22%
• Return on Assets: 0.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.65
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.79
• Cash Flow: $6.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.93
• Book Value: $78.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 68,510,000
• Free Float: 67,079,000
• Market Cap: $7.77 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.63